September 2018
Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic Raises the Blue Marlin Minimum Length to 110 Inches to Help Conserve Stocks
Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic Raises the Blue Marlin Minimum Length to 110 Inches to Help Conserve Stocks September 10, 2018; Biloxi, Mississippi: In a proactive move to help conserve marlin populations and enhance the [...]
June 2018
Reel Addiction Wins 2018 Classic
After a pursuit lasting more than a decade, Team Reel Addiction finally topped the field of 117 boats to win the 2018 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic. Angler Chase Pate of Pensacola, Florida, Capt. Scooter [...]
Short and Sweet
By Capt. Dave Lear June 9, 2018; Biloxi, Mississippi: It was the shortest fight among the four blue marlin weighed in this year’s Classic. But angler Chase Pate of Pensacola, Florida, Capt. Scooter Porto and [...]
Going for the Green
By Capt. Dave Lear June 7, 2018; Biloxi, Mississippi: One by one they slowly churned past the tournament control boat to be checked off the list. Nearly 120 big center consoles, catamarans and sport-fishing convertibles, [...]
Attention to Details
By Capt. Dave Lear June 6, 2018; Biloxi, Mississippi: One person could not do it alone. To put on a big-game tournament the caliber and magnitude of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic requires a [...]